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[1] [2] It spans the deep gorge of the Nizhu River (a tributary of the Beipan), near the town of Duge. As of 2021, the bridge is the highest in the world, with the road deck sitting over 565 metres (1,854 ft) above the floor of the gorge. [3] [4] The bridge is part of the G56 Hangzhou–Ruili Expressway between Qujing and Liupanshui.
When the bridge was completed in 2003 it was the highest in the world, sitting 366 metres above the Beipan River. The bridge became the second Chinese span in two years to take the record. The first was the Liuguanghe Bridge in 2001. In 2009 a dam was constructed downstream from the bridge, reducing the drop to the water slightly.
Beipan River Bridge or Beipanjiang Bridge can refer to a number of bridges that cross the Beipan River in China. Duge Bridge the world's highest bridge. Qinglong Railway Bridge; Beipan River Guanxing Highway Bridge world's highest bridge from 2003 to 2005; Beipan River Shuibai Railway Bridge the world's highest railway bridge from 2001 to 2016
The bridge spans a deep canyon on the Beipan River near the city of Liupanshui in Guizhou province, China. The arch bridge, with a maximum height of 275 metres and a span width of 236 metres, was built in 2001 with the construction of the Liupanshui–Baiguo railway. Here, the train runs on its highest speed.
The Beipanjiang Bridge suspends nearly 2,000 feet above the Beipan river, and extends 2,300 feet between China's mountains. When the construction is completed, the extension will cut the travel ...
The Huajiang Canyon Bridge (Chinese: 花江峡谷大桥), is a suspension bridge under construction in Guizhou province, China. The bridge crosses the Beipan River as it passes through the deep Huajiang Canyon. Upon completion, it will be the world's highest bridge, measuring 625 metres (2,051 ft) from the bridge deck to the bottom of the gorge.
The Beipan River from the Beipan River Suspension Bridge (built 2003) in Zhenfeng County. The Beipan River passes through the modern Chinese provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou . When reaching the border of Guangxi , the Beipan River (literally, the Northern Pan River) merges with the Nanpan River (the Southern Pan River), forming the Hongshui ...
A U.S. Coast Guard ship goes under the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in 2003. The span that allows ships to go through will be part of repair efforts that will keep some lanes of the bridge closed ...